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This week the Bad Piano Player features composer, lyricist, music publisher, & financial analyst Sam Coslow. We've featured him occasionally before, but never for his own episode, so tune in and hear the classics, Sam Coslow-style..

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I know that many of my listeners wonder, "Is there a genre The BPP hasn't done? Well there is! And it's today!! And it's sacred music. Lots of hymns and good feelings between people. And no, we won't be doing Norman Greenbaum's 'Spirit In The Sky'. Sheesh. Tune in and pray on.

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The Bad Piano Player revisits the home of an old musical friend this week, with six new songs from the remarkable career of New Englander Harry Woods. From New England to New York to Olde England to Hollywood to gentleman farmer, join us for the journey.

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This week, the Bad Piano Player goes back to his roots in comedy and adds some extra, just for you with our Humorous Songs episode! From making fun of the Irish in the early 1900s to making fun of the English 50 years later, and all the way to the 70s with genius Victoria Wood, we go for the funny with melodies. Tune in!

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Fortnight Tuesday approaches like a peace train in this wild world. This week, the Bad Piano Player brings tea for the tillerman and steak for the sun with an episode all about Steven Gheorgiou-Cat Stevens-Yusuf Islam. But mostly the middle name. Tune in or Catch bull at four.

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The Bad Piano Player features our second James V. Monaco episode this week, and not just because we found six more great songs of his, NO! But more because podcast episode don’t grow on trees, y’know. Tune in, kids!

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This week, the Bad Piano Player features Irish born lyricist Jimmy Kennedy. From Omagh to London, to New York, to Hollywood and back, in a long and storied career. And we won't be doing any of his really famous songs. Okay, maybe one. Tune in, kids!

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This week, the Bad Piano Player deep dives into the career of 1930s-40s Native American Jazz singer Mildred Bailey. Known as The Queen Of Swing and The Rockin' Chair Lady. Born on the Coeur D'Alene reservation and the woman who introduced Bing Crosby to the music of Louis Armstrong. It's gonna be epic, kids. Tune in!

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This week, the Bad Piano Player finds six unbelievably obscure movies from the 1930's and plays you a song from each one. Prepare to be dazzled by story lines you've heard before, a million times, and enjoy the songs that would otherwise be forgotten! Tune in early and often.

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This week, the Bad Piano Player returns to his youthful indiscretions, some of which actually occurred in his youth. We profile the soulful career of Jackson Browne, mostly the early career, with a soupcon of the later period, because hey, it's my podcast. Enjoy, sweethearts, enjoy.